I just want to say that I felt that giving a speech would be better than making a video because there’s really no way that I can make 1984 funny. I would honestly classify George Orwell’s work as a horror novel. It doesn’t have the traditional horror elements like zombies or a haunted house. That kind of horror is child’s play. The horror in 1984 is the scariest kind because it almost seems plausible. The story revolves around a totalitarian society where the government is trying and succeeding to
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Examination of Metropolis and 1984 reveal that dictators utilise scientific knowledge to satisfy the public’s desire for either instability or stability and in an effort to acquire and maintain control. Both texts present differing perspectives due to the respective periods in which they were produced. Lang extrapolates Germany’s craving for a changing world as a result of infrastructure and negative psychological effects experienced from the nation’s strong involvement in World War 1‚ and forms
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The theme of power is prominent in the dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell and throughout this book he develops two different types of power. This is collective power and individual power‚ which will both be addressed separately. Firstly‚ the notion of power through the collective is characterised through the totalitarian Party in Airstrip One‚ Oceania‚ one of the three super-states. In chapter 3 Part 3‚ Winston claims that‚ “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake”‚ and that power comes
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear‚” says George Orwell‚ writer of 1984. The Party has taken away the rights of the people to know the truth in order to maintain power. Although some would believe that the most central paradox in Orwell’s 1984 is the Party’s slogan “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength‚” it is clearly the act of doublethink because it’s the Party’s form of psychological control in order to maintain power. To demonstrate‚ it is the
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upon revisiting the literature I read years ago‚ striking parallels emerged between two specific works. In “1984‚” George Orwell preaches the dangers of totalitarianism and the deprecation of individual freedoms in the face of unbridled power. Likewise‚ Mary Shelley’s haunting reminder in “1984” dissects the consequences that arise from the pursuit of knowledge without ethical
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Government Spending and exports. Consumer Spending is how much a population in a certain economy can spend on goods. This can be affected by the wealth of the citizens‚ the wealthier the citizens the more they can buy increasing demand. Investment is when a firm or other entity put money into their service hoping to improve it. An example would be when a company buying a new factory to produce their good. Government spending is when the government spends money. For example the government spends money in the
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In the theatrical play 1984‚ Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan hope to create a new adaption of George Orwell’s 1984. Bringing the novel to the stage‚ both playwriters capture the bleak dystopia which resembles that of our present. This adaption of 1984 was held in Her Majesty’s Theatre‚ Adelaide‚ the duration of the play is one hundred action packed minutes and it is being held from the 13th until the 27th of May. The proscenium stage used to present this adaption of 1984 position the audience to
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Surveillance Affecting Civil Liberties Many Americans are being watched‚ in great detail‚ by the government. In its ongoing battle against crime and terrorism‚ the U.S. has ramped up its surveillance on individuals over the years. As in the book‚ 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ "Big Brother Is Watching You". Many people feel that this surveillance is a major invasion of privacy and a violation of their rights. The USA PATRIOT Act was rushed through Congress 45 days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Perspectives 12 20 October 2014 Surveillance It is safe to say that people live in an age where it is possible to say that one is alone and privacy doesn’t exist. People are always being watched‚ tracked‚ listened to‚ and investigated. In the book 1984 one of the main topics would be that “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” ( 2). Wherever they go‚ they feel as if they are being watched. If not by the thought police‚ then they are being watched by the telescreens. A world where no one is safe‚ nor trusted
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Through the eyes of Winston‚ the protagonist in 1984‚ we observe the forces used for the government to retain its complete power over the people. The government almost diminished free thought of the people‚ has destroyed any means of building relationships‚ and utilized fear to make sure everyone would stay true to Big Brother. In such a dystopian society it may only take one person to overcome such obstacles‚ or so we thought. Orwell designed 1984 to warn his readers about the grave dangers in
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